In addition, authorities confirmed Tuesday that 48 people were rescued from distress in the English Channel.
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday declared six-month amnesty to migrants who had stayed in Nigeria beyond 90 days without resident permit.
The Peoples Democratic Party has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement to German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, that Nigerians caught up in their attempt to illegally enter Europe are on their own, further exposes him as an insensitive leader, who cares less about the plights of his compatriots.
He said eight of the 26 suspects are illegal migrants from Niger Republic, while the rest suspects claimed to be Nigerians